PT-2026-40869 · WordPress · The Plus Addons For Elementor

Daroo · Published 2026-05-14 · Updated 2026-05-14 · CVE-2026-5243

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Plus Addons for Elementor versions prior to 6.4.12

Description Stored cross-site scripting is possible due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access and above can inject arbitrary web scripts via the menu hover click parameter of the Navigation Menu Lite widget. These scripts execute whenever a user accesses an affected page.

Recommendations Update to a version later than 6.4.11. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the Navigation Menu Lite widget or avoid using the menu hover click parameter until the update is applied.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-5243

Affected Products

The Plus Addons For Elementor

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5243 · Security Note
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/53740 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=/the-plus-addons-for-elementor-page-builder/tags/6.4.11/modules/widgets/tp_navigation_menu_lite.php&new_path=/the-plus-addons-for-elementor-page-builder/tags/6.4.12/modules/widgets/tp_navigation_menu_lite.php · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/2054942215252688975 · Twitter Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/31e8c399-f8d3-461c-98fa-04f8cbb82d12?source=cve · Note